Why have you got the files mixed up? You've now got 2.5 files mixed in with the 2.2.2 files by the looks of it.

That's probably why the setup wouldn't run. You needed to make a totally fresh install of 2.5 totally separate to your old forum. Did you read the QuickGuide?

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Re: Need to edit a fileReply #5 - Jun 18th, 2011 at 11:57pm

Can you please help me with the two questions above, thank you.

Yes I read the Quick Guide. I tried to make a totally fresh install, but I admit, I'm a beginner and I had problems with a major install.

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Re: Need to edit a fileReply #6 - Jun 19th, 2011 at 12:23am

It's because the files are mixed up that you are getting the problems in question. In particular, it seems to be the language files, so instead of removing the text and the button you would be best to make sure you are using the language files from 2.2.2 and not 2.5 - specifically LogInOut.lng and Post.lng in the Languages/English/ directory. That should at least solve your problems you asked above.

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Re: Need to edit a fileReply #7 - Jun 19th, 2011 at 12:46am

Okay thank you. The files from 2.5 overwrote the old files, because obviously I needed to upload everything in the same directory.

Are you saying that I need to delete everything from the old forum, and start from scratch in order to install 2.5?

I was told that my old settings won't be deleted if I made an upgrade, and that no backup was required.

Are you saying that I need to delete everything from the old forum, and start from scratch in order to install 2.5?

No. You don't have to do anything at all to your old forum accept to put it into maintenance mode and copy the files - you should have left your old forum alone.

As I have said, you need to make a new install of 2.5 totally separate to your old forum.

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Re: Need to edit a fileReply #9 - Jun 19th, 2011 at 7:37am

How can I create two separate forums, when most of the directories and files are the same as the old forum.

For instance, the yabbfiles and yabb2 directories are currently being used by my old forum. I need to upload files into these directories for version 2.5 according to the Quick Guide?

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Re: Need to edit a fileReply #10 - Jun 19th, 2011 at 12:01pm

Just rename the 'yabb2' and 'yabbfiles' folders to something different before you upload and install. Once everything is working you can then either rename the same folders to your old forum and change the paths (or remove the old forum) and then rename the folders and change the paths to your new forum to match that of your old one.

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Re: Need to edit a fileReply #11 - Jun 19th, 2011 at 5:49pm

Well, the Quick Guide never explain that, which is the reason why I had 2.5 files mixed with my old files.

The Quick Guide warns us the following:"Do not rename any of these folders for now, or the automatic path detection will not work when you run the setup script."